The Queer History of Weimar Germany

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Before WW2, Germany saw a brief period of conflicted social progress that allowed its queer community to become more visible than ever before. What was life like for the queer folks of Weimar Germany? Come learn with me about LGBTQ Germany before the Nazis, and the film star who appeared as the first on-screen sympathetic gay character: Conrad Veidt.

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Footage:

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Different from the Others (1919)

The Man Who Laughs (1924)

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

Jew Süss (1934)

Casablanca (1942)

The Student of Prague (1926)

Metropolis (1927)

Kino Film Archive

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